Monday 29 December 2014

Egg less Coffee Cake - With 1 Tablespoon of Butter

I already have the recipe of Mocha Cake on my blog,however I stumbled upon this recipe while I was browsing the Internet and found it interesting and tried it immediately. It was easy and simple and was ready in 30 minutes. As many Coffee Cake, the coffee aroma was fabulous as the cake Matured.

Ingredients

Maida or APF - 2 Cups
Butter - 1 Tablespoon (Melted)
Baking Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Sugar - 1 Cup
Milk - 1.5 Cups
Coco Powder - 1 Teaspoon
Instant Coffee Powder - 3 Tablespoon

Method
  • Pre Heat the Oven at 180C for 10 minutes
  • Take a baking pan and apply Butter thoroughly throughout the pan.
  • Sift the Maida,Coco powder and Baking powder together so they mix well.
  • In a mixing bowl, pour the milk and add sugar and mix till the sugar dissolves completely.
  • To this add the melted butter and mix well
  • Then add the coffee powder and Mix
  • Now add the sift flour mixture and whisk it slowly till all the ingredients are mixed.
  • Pour the prepared mixture in the greased baking pan and bake at 180 C for 30-45 minutes.
  • After the cake is done, allow it to sit on the counter for 5 minutes and then demould it.
  • Cool completely before slicing it,

Monday 15 December 2014

Homemade Schezwan Sauce/Schezuan Sauce

I had already posted a recipe for the Homemade Schezuan Sauce, this is a much tastier version of my earlier recipe. Got this recipe from here.

I made Paneer Schezwan and Schezwan Fried Rice and they tasted Yum. I will post those recipes too quite soon.





Ingredients

Tomato Ketchup - 3 tablespoon
Dry Red Chillies - 30 (Remove the top portion and empty the seeds)
Garlic - 20 Cloves (peeled and crushed)
Ginger - 4 tablespoon (grated)
Soya Sauce - 1 tablespoon
Vinegar - 1/2 teaspoon
Water - 1 Cup
Black pepper Powder - 1 teaspoon
Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Salt - As per your Taste
Oil - 1/4 - 1/2 Cup (The original recipe suggests 1/2 cup but I used 1/4 Cup and it tasted good)

Method

  • Place the De-seeded Dry Red Chillies in a pan and pour 1 cup of water into it.
  • Allow it to boil and then simmer for 5 minutes.
  • After 5 minutes, switch off the flame and drain the water.
  • Keep the water aside and do not throw it away.
  • Now take the Red Chillies in a blender and grind it into a smooth paste.
  • Use the reserved water to grind this.
  • Now place a kadai on the stove and add the Oil.
  • Once the Oil is warm, add the Garlic and Ginger and saute for couple of minutes.
  • Now add the Red Chilly paste and stir well.
  • To this add Tomato ketchup,Soya Sauce, Pepper Powder, Sugar,vinegar and Salt and mix well.
  • Simmer this sauce for 8-10 minutes or till you get a nice thick consistency and the raw smell is completely gone.
  • Store this in a Sterilised Bottle for a week.